Samia Toukhsati PhD

Dr Samia Toukhsati is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Federation University Australia. Dr Toukhsati has an international research profile in behavioural medicine. Samia’s research explores the biopsychosocial drivers of health and disease, as well as adjuvant treatments to support wellbeing and selfcare behaviours. Her recent research includes primary and secondary risk assessment and prevention in cardiovascular disease, adjustment to illness, psychophysiological agents implicated in health and disease outcomes (such as heart rate variability), and clinical trials to evaluate adjuvant therapies in healthy and chronic disease populations.

Samia’s work is recognised by over 50 publications and through her success in attracting research funding and awards/scholarships. She has been awarded research fellowships by the Australian Government (Endeavour Executive Leadership Award 2019; Endeavour Research Fellowship 2008) and the Australian Academy of Science (Australia–India Strategic Research Fellowship 2016). She holds honorary positions at Austin Health and the University of Melbourne.